Children's Literature Seminar
PRP11
2010-2011

NO LATE WORK!!



Daily Schedule
Introduction
Day 1 M 5/2

LT:Recognize a variety of
pre-reading and previewing
strategies to make conscious
choices about how to approach
reading based on purpose,
genre, level of difficulty, text
demands and features.

Activity:
  • Discuss the importance
of reading for young children.
  • Begin Research projects
Day 2 T 5/3

LT: Review the importance
of early reading.


Activity:Discuss picture books,
counting and alphabet books.


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Day 3 W 5/4

LT:Compare/Contrast
myths and hero tales,
legends, & folk tales.


Activity:
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Day 4 Th 5/5


FIELD TRIP TO BIG RAPIDS
Day 5 F 5/6

LT: Continue working on projects.


Activity:Work on projects, readings, etc.

BASEBALL TOURNAMENT
Day 6 M 5/9

LT:Compare/Contrast myths and hero tales, legends, and folk tales.


LT:Discuss "Language Play" in Children's Literature.


Activity:
  • Work on Activities relating to children's experiences.
  • Beauty and the Beast comparisons.
Day 7 T 5/10

LT: Compare/Contrast children's literature.
LT:Evaluate children's literature for readability.

Activity:
  • Continue Beauty and the Beast comparisons.
  • Determine age/grade levels of children's literature using books on WWII.
Day 8 W 5/11


LT:Evaluate children's literature for readability.


Activity:Determine age/grade levels of children's literature using books on WWII.
Day 9 Th 5/12

LT: Evaluate children's literature presented as a read-aloud activity.

LT:Construct discussion questions for children's literature.

Activity:
  • View Storyline Online!
  • Discuss Bloom's Taxonomy using Snipp, Snapp, Snurr book.
  • Formulate questions utilizing the Taxonomy.
Day 10 F 5/13

LT:Discuss a variety of formats for presenting children's literature.


Activity:
View the film of Charlotte's Web.
Day 11 M 5/16

LT: Demonstrate knowledge of children's literature.

Activity:
Review articles regarding difficult issues in children's literature, and summaries.
Day 12 T 5/17

LT:Demonstrate knowledge of a children's author.

Activity:
  • Multi-genre presentations.
Day 13 W 5/18

LT:Demonstrate knowledge of children's literature.


Activity:
  • Continue presentations on
    • children's authors
    • Langauge Play Activities
  • Discuss readings (book cards, articles, literature, etc.)
Day 14 Th 5/19

LT:Review course expectations.


Activity:

  • Article summaries DUE
  • Course Wrap-up
  • Surveys